Improved hand-protector for sad-irons



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N.PETE.RS. IHOTOALITMOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.3

J. R. BATEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Specilicationforming part of Letters Patent No. 54,841, dated May 22,1866.

To all whom t mail concern:

Be it known that I, J. R. BATEY, ot' the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Hand-Protector for Flat- Irons;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof', which will enable others skilled in the art tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l represents a sideelevation ot' this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of thesame.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates toa wrapper of leather or other suitableInaterial, vhich can be conveniently clapped on the handle of asad-iron, and which is provided with a guard in such a manner that bysaid wrapper the hand which operates the Hat-iron is prevented fromconiing in direct contact with the heated handle, and at the saine timethe guard forms a protection for the hand against the heat radiatingt'roln the body of the flat-iron.

A represents a wrapper, made ofleather or other tlexible material whichis a bad conductor ot' heat. The ends of' this wrapper are strengthenedby semicircular lian ges a, of sheet metal or other suitable material,and from said ends extend two arms, b, to which the ends of said" armspassed through suitable slots in the guard B is attached, the .beingguard, so that the guard can be conveniently adjusted higher or lower tosuit the size of the Iron.

The wrapper A is of such a length that it extends once or oftener roundthe handle ot' a flat-iron, as shown in Fig. 2, and the opera tor canconveniently handle the dat-iron Without danger of burning his or herhand by coming in contact with the heated handle; and, furthermore, theheat radiating from the body ot' the iron is prevented from coming indirect Contact with theV hand, so that the 0perator is enabled to usethe flat-iron with ease and convenience.

My protector takes the place of the rag which is generally used as awrapper for the` handle of atirons. It forms a better protection'against the heated handle than a rag', and by the addition ofthe guardit has the great advantage that it protects the hand against the heatradiating from the body of the iron, which, when the iron is very hot,renders it impossi-4 ble to operate the same except for short intervalswith a simple rag.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Ahand-protector for flat-irons, composed of a wrapper, A, and guard B,substantially as described', as a new article of manufacture. J. R.BATEY. Witnesses:

M. M. LIVINGSTON, S. M. LYON.

